Partially human mice could help avoid drug trial disasters

PARTIALLY human mice have been created by scientists developing safer forms of drug testing.

Partially human mice could help avoid drug trial disasters

The lab mice are injected with human embryonic stem cells, causing them to grow mixed lumps of human tissue.

Once these “teratomas” have formed, researchers can expose them to new drugs.

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